July 05, 2020
10×10 Creative Gateshead

Dingy Butterflies takes its name from J B Priestley’s 1934 book ‘An English Journey’. For research he visited Bensham Grove Educational Settlement, Gateshead in 1933 and sat in on an unemployed men’s group. In the book he calls them the ‘Dingy Butterflies of the back streets’. Something for which he was heavily criticised for, though ...

We stand to denounce racism in all its forms.We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is seen as complicity. Racism has no place in a just and humane society.Whilst we cannot undo pain and neglect, we are calling on all of us in the arts, cultural, heritage sectors; professional ...
June 01, 2020
Supporting our community, looking to the future

Last week we found out that we were successful in getting funding from the Arts Council Emergency Fund. This fund is to support creative organisations to continue their work as well as find new ways of working during and after this extraordinary time. It will enable Dingy Butterflies to continue to work in Gateshead, as well research the future of ...